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Legends Series: Interview with Borge Ousland

No one has as many firsts in the polar...

Baikal Wrap-up: A New Speed Record, and a Record for Most Unscheduled Swims

Sledding on Lake Baikal in Siberia has come to...

Cyclone Pounds Konyukhov on Southern Ocean

Russian explorer Fyodor Konyukhov has spent the weekend being...

Crossing the Northwest Passage, in Stages

From his home in Iqaluit, on southern Baffin Island,...

Now, This is Kiting!

In January, a four-man Spanish team completed a 2,500km...
Alex Txikon team member above 7,000 meters on winter k2, March 17, 2019

K2 Quest Ends: Txikon Back in Base Camp

[video width="640" height="352" mp4="https://s3.amazonaws.com/www.explorersweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/24004614/VID-20190317-WA0011.mp4"][/video] As it often does, the wind...

Atlantic Rowing Records Fall

Lee Spencer British amputee, Lee Spencer, has arrived in...

British Adventurers Trek the Length of the Gambia River

British adventurers Chaz Powell and Tim Roberts have finished...

Gear Review: Using Camp Stoves on Polar Expeditions

Early one spring in Resolute, the gateway to High...

Why I Left the Explorers Club

The adjective “prestigious” is commonly used to describe the...

Atlantic Rower Richard Allen arrives in Guyana

Former British Commando Richard Allen arrived in Georgetown, Guyana...
Search and rescue Helicopter landing at the foot of Nanga Parbat'

Txikon Searches on Foot for Nardi and Ballard

Alex Txikon and three of his team, together with...

Dawn Wood Completes Atlantic Crossing

" I've done it," Dawn Wood shouted as she...

The Man Who Tried to Walk from Alaska to China

Last July, 47-year-old John Martin left Anchorage, Alaska and...

Fat Biking James Bay

Earlier this month, Eric Batty, Buck Miller, Ryan Atkins...

Ski Expedition Across Kamchatka Begins

Canadian endurance athlete Ray Zahab and his partner, Italian...

One Helluva Race, or the Race From Hell: 700Km, -40, Nine Days, Little Sleep

The Montane Yukon Arctic Ultra may be a little...

Sledding Season Begins on Lake Baikal

[Article Updated with new information on 17th February 2019] Just...

Going Left Where Others Go Right: Interview with Rebel Arctic Traveler Yasu Ogita

Yasu Ogita first felt the call of the Arctic...

Retracing the Steps of John Rae

Next month, David Reid, a veteran High Arctic outfitter...

Winter 8,000’er Update: Two Quit Nanga Parbat

Not a great time for Daniele Nardi and Tom...

Tom Ballard Reports From Nanga Parbat, Part II

Tom Ballard, Daniele Nardi and Co. continue to spend...

The 10 Most Popular Routes to the South Pole

Editor's note, Feb, 9, 2019: This story has been...

Tom Ballard Reports from Nanga Parbat

Like K2, Nanga Parbat has also become known as...

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